“Gamifying psychological interventions successfully could revolutionize how we treat mental illness and how we view our own mental health.” Playing a science-based mobile gaming app fo... Read more
The findings could inform new kinds of treatment for people with self-perception disorders, including anorexia. A visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an “out-of-bod... Read more
A new study shows that serious illness, struggling to hold down a regular job, and poor social relationships are just some of the adverse outcomes in adulthood faced by those exposed to bull... Read more
Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic b... Read more
Women and girls are historically underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields and much has been written lately about why girls in school seem disintere... Read more
Day Dreaming Good for You? As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate — demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we aren’... Read more
Allowing the mind to wander aids creativity History is rich with ‘eureka’ moments: scientists from Archimedes to Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are said to have had flas... Read more
Image by Wisconsin Historical Images via Flickr While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens in... Read more
